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AP master yi is OP

Master Yi built with ability power is simply too overpowered and needs rebalancing.
The main issue with Yi being built AP is his W ability (heal). For the usual attack damage built Yi, this ability is fine. However, when yi builds ability power, this ability becomes way too powerful; with enough ability power he is not only able to regain full health in seconds, but he can also tank most damage - i.e. he regenerates health much faster than damage can be dealt to him. Coupled with the fact that it has relatively low cooldown, and with his other abilities, ability power Master Yi is really overpowered.

I think it will work much better to perhaps have this ability not scale with ability power - i.e. a set amount of health regenerated per second. Or failing this, the AP scaling should be drastically changed so he can't just tank damage.

"But it can easily be countered with CC, I don't see a problem."
Yes, I admit, it can easily be countered with disrupting abilities. However, I don't think this balances out the problem. Regardless of these counters, the bottom line is that he can still regenerate to full health in seconds, and if undisrupted, can tank most damage. In regards to the actual countering, I still think its a little harsh that the only way to counter is through CC only which not all champions even have. Furthermore, you are punished for using CC at the beginning of a fight/against other champions.

Yes, it can be countered with CC but I think this is a lot easier said than done, especially in normal games. Excluding ultimate abilities, there are not that many champions with CC abilities, and even then, having to use your ultimate just to counter a W ability seems a little unbalanced, don't you think?
As for ignite, it is almost useless, as he can heal faster than the damage.
Although saying this, I don't think that having a counter necessarily stops it being OP. He can still basically regenerate to full health regularly (with the relatively low cooldown). This isn't consistent with any other healing abilities.

Yes, it can be countered with CC but I think this is a lot easier said than done, especially in normal games. Excluding ultimate abilities, there are not that many champions with CC abilities, and even then, having to use your ultimate just to counter a W ability seems a little unbalanced, don't you think?
As for ignite, it is almost useless, as he can heal faster than the damage.
Although saying this, I don't think that having a counter necessarily stops it being OP. He can still basically regenerate to full health regularly (with the relatively low cooldown). This isn't consistent with any other healing abilities.

AP Yi is not that strong early game .. if you are so afraid of him pick champions like sion or some champion who can play at solo top if he chooses ap or ad also almost every mid on the current meta have CC if your team doesn't like it has been said by AxelwarriorV "it's your team composition that sucks" also has any game if you where you have been counterpicked or outmatched just play carefully and farm as much as you can waiting for ganks

I think AP Yi has been kind of a long-running joke for a while. Though in S3 he is a good bit more effective. Items like the Deathfire Grasp remake, Liandry's Torment and all-around cheaper AP items have left him in a fairly good position.

AP Yi is OP vs Squishy teams
AP Yi is worthless vs Tanky teams.

Something like a Negatron Cloak will negate a big portion of his damage.

A Banshee Veil will make sure he can never jump you with his Q as he has no other skills to pop the bubble.

A Maw of Malmortius can bait Yi into wasting his Aplha strike thinking he'll get an easy kill on a semi-low target.